The Bruneian Passport is valid for a period of 5 years. To travel overseas, a passport must be valid for at least six months into the future.
Biometric passport
Since May 2008, all Brunei passports contain biometric features. The biometric passport contains a chip which stores facial and fingerprint image.[2]
Brunei passport is coloured red. Brunei's coat of arms is in the middle of the front of the Brunei passport, with the name of the country above it and "passport" below it.
Identification page
Passport holder photo (Width: 40mm, Height: 52mm; Head height (up to the top of the hair): 35mm; Distance from the top of the photo to the top of the hair: 6mm)
Type ("P" for passport)
Code of the country
Serial number of the passport
Surname and first name of the passport holder
Citizenship
Date of birth (DD.MM.YYYY)
Gender (M for men or F for women)
Place of Birth
Date of issue (DD.MM.YYYY)
Passport holder's signature
Expiry date (DD.MM.YYYY)
Languages
The data page/information page is printed in Malay and English.
As of 28 September 2019, Bruneian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 165 countries and territories, ranking the Bruneian passport 21st in the world in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[4] Additionally, Arton Capital's Passport index ranked the Bruneian passport 15th in the world in terms of travel freedom, with a visa-free score of 151, as of October 2019.[5]
Brunei is the only Muslim-majority country in the world whose citizens are allowed to enter the United States without a pre-arranged travel visa.
